B727 crew had track deviation.

Attributes
ACN	460560
Time
Date	200001
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ztl.artcc
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : j45.airway enroute airway : j46.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	460560
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course flight crew : returned to original clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

It was the second week of flying the same trip between mco and ind. Everyday the route was the same. The first officer got the clearance and when I asked about it he replied, 'same as usual.' since this was one of our most senior first officer's I trusted him to check the route compared to the clearance. Unfortunately he did not and after crossing the alma VOR we were to proceed via J46, instead we continued on J45 as we had done everyday before this the following week. ATC picked up the problem immediately and we corrected our course without any known problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW HAD TRACK DEV.

Narrative: IT WAS THE SECOND WK OF FLYING THE SAME TRIP BTWN MCO AND IND. EVERYDAY THE RTE WAS THE SAME. THE FO GOT THE CLRNC AND WHEN I ASKED ABOUT IT HE REPLIED, 'SAME AS USUAL.' SINCE THIS WAS ONE OF OUR MOST SENIOR FO'S I TRUSTED HIM TO CHK THE RTE COMPARED TO THE CLRNC. UNFORTUNATELY HE DID NOT AND AFTER XING THE ALMA VOR WE WERE TO PROCEED VIA J46, INSTEAD WE CONTINUED ON J45 AS WE HAD DONE EVERYDAY BEFORE THIS THE FOLLOWING WK. ATC PICKED UP THE PROB IMMEDIATELY AND WE CORRECTED OUR COURSE WITHOUT ANY KNOWN PROBS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.